Title:
OPTICAL READING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL READING METHOD AND PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013222134
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an optical reading device that is for identifying an identification medium by using a cholesteric liquid crystal, and requires no movable part for switching a circular polarization filter.
An optical reading device reads an image from an identification medium having a cholesteric liquid crystal layer subjected to hologram processing, and an ink printing pattern layer arranged in this order. The optical reading device includes a light-emission unit 12 that has a right circular polarization filter 14 arranged in front of an LED 20, a light-emission unit 13 that has a left circular polarization filter 17 arranged in front of an LED 21, and a control unit 26 that switches light emission between the light-emission units 12 and 13.
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Inventors:
HOSHINO SHUICHI
TAKEUCHI ITSUO
YOSHIDA SHINSUKE
SHIBUYA KIYONARI
IDA WATARU
OKUBO SHUHEI
TAKEUCHI ITSUO
YOSHIDA SHINSUKE
SHIBUYA KIYONARI
IDA WATARU
OKUBO SHUHEI
Application Number:
JP2012094750A
Publication Date:
October 28, 2013
Filing Date:
April 18, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NHK SPRING CO LTD
International Classes:
G02B5/30; B42D15/10; G03H1/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2012032750A | 2012-02-16 | |||
JP2005134490A | 2005-05-26 | |||
JPH09189811A | 1997-07-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Suenari Mikio